Status:

COMPLETED

Preventive Effects of Bosentan on the Systemic Cardiovascular Consequence of Sleep Apnea

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Grenoble

Collaborating Sponsors:

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

Actelion

Conditions:

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study will compared the effects of bosentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist, and nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP), obstructive sleep apnea current reference treatment, on diast...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documented obstructive sleep apnea
  • with untreated mild systemic hypertension

Exclusion

  • pregnancy or lactation
  • daytime alveolar hypoventilation
  • severe arterial hypertension (systolic pressure \> 180 mmHg; diastolic pressure \> 110 mmHg)
  • treatment with anti-hypertensive drugs
  • cardiovascular disorder other than mild hypertension
  • severe daytime sleepiness (score on the EPWORTH sleepiness scale ≥15) or at-risk occupation
  • contra-indication to nCPAP treatment
  • known allergy to bosentan
  • active treatment with a drug whose efficacy is reduced by cytochromes P450, 2C9, 3A4 and2C19 isoenzyme activation
  • active treatment with a drug acting on systemic arterial blood pressure or endothelial function
  • liver or kidney dysfunction

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00777985

Start Date

December 1 2007

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

December 22 2025

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CHU de Grenoble

Grenoble, France, 38043